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Russia detains US embassy employee for 'trying to recruit spy' Russia detains US embassy employee for 'trying to recruit spy'
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Russia has detained an American citizen accused of trying to recruit a Russian intelligence officer to work for the CIA, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday. It said the man was an employee at the US embassy in Moscow but also worked for the United States Central Intelligence Agency. Russia has detained a US citizen accused of trying to recruit a Russian intelligence officer to work for the CIA, the Federal Security Service (FSB) says.
The embassy declined immediate comment. A spokesman for the FSB identified the man as Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the embassy, and said he was carrying a large amount of money and instructions for the Russian he was trying to recruit. The FSB said the man was an employee at the US embassy in Moscow but also worked for the CIA.
He said Fogle, who was also carrying "special technical equipment" and the "means for changing one's appearance", was detained overnight and then handed over to US officials. The embassy declined to comment. An FSB spokesman identified the man as Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the embassy, and said he had been carrying a large amount of money and instructions for the Russian national whom he was trying to recruit.
The incident comes at a sensitive time when the United States and Russia are trying to improve relations. The two countries have spoken of stepping up security co-operation following the Boston Marathon bombings last month and last week announced plans to try to organise an international conference to promote an end to Syria's civil war. He said Fogle had also been carrying "special technical equipment" and the "means for changing one's appearance". He had been detained overnight and then handed over to US officials.
The incident comes at a sensitive time, as the US and Russia try to improve their relations. The two countries have spoken of stepping up security co-operation after the Boston Marathon bombings last month, and last week announced plans to try to organise an international conference to promote an end to Syria's civil war.
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